Supplement Suggestions

It’s important to know that we don’t sell supplements!

However, since a great deal of our time is spent answering questions about supplements, we decided to create this page as a resource to help you locate the supplements and brands that we have had success with in the past.

For more information about how to use these supplements, pick up a copy of our Precision Nutrition System. It’s your ultimate guide for looking fit, being healthy, and performing to your highest potential.

For more information about how to purchase these supplements, please contact the manufacturer directly, not us. We list the manufacturers and their contact info below.

PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS

We use the products below with our clients and don’t hesitate to say that they come from reputable companies and taste great. If you’re going to use a protein supplement, 40g/day is a good amount while 80g/day should represent an upper limit of supplemental protein intake. Of course, protein supplements should never be used as one’s exclusive protein source.

	Metabolic Drive by Biotest A great tasting milk protein blend from one of the most cutting edge sports supplement companies around.
	proteins+ by Genuine Health An excellent, high quality whey isolate protein supplement from Canada’s most trusted nutritional supplement company.
	Vegan proteins+ by Genuine Health Another excellent protein blend from Genuine Health. It contains no animal products whatsoever and is therefore vegan-friendly.
	Protein Stack by Precision Sports Supplements An excellent protein blend that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).
	ISO Whey by Interactive Nutrition An excellent whey protein that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

GREENS SUPPLEMENTS

While greens can’t replace a diet sufficient in vegetables, the blend of antioxidants, enzymes, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, these products can be extremely helpful. Adding a serving of greens to every protein shake you drink is a good strategy. Further, when on the road, greens can really come in handy.

	Greens+ by Genuine Health The best, most research proven greens product on the market today.
	Veggie Greens by Progressive Nutritional Therapies An excellent greens product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

RECOVERY DRINKS

While strength and endurance training and competition promote a host of physiological benefits, both types of exercise stress the body. Fortunately, the body is designed to respond to this stress by providing a short post exercise period designed for recovery. Well designed post-exercise carbohydrate – protein supplements can help both support training as well as accelerate this recovery process.

	Surge Recovery Fuel by Biotest This is a product Dr Berardi designed based on the most recent research and on his own dissertation work.
	ICE by Extreme Formulations This is our favorite Branched Chain Amino Acid product, for those who want recovery while minimizing carbohydrate intake.
	Muscle Guard by Interactive Nutrition Another excellent Branched Chain Amino Acid product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

CREATINE

We believe continual, low dose, creatine supplementation is essential for good health as well as athletic performance. While creatine has been discussed in the athletic context quite extensively, it has some amazing regenerative effects on all tissues of the body including brain. 3-5g per day is recommended.

	Creapure Creatine by Biotest Top-notch creatine from Biotest. The highest purity of creatine available.
	Creatine 500 by At Large Nutrition Good quality creatine from our friends at At Large Nutrition. These guys do a good job all-around.
	Micro Creatine by Interactive Nutrition Another excellent creatine product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

FISH OIL

Fish oil is rich in DHA and EPA, two powerful fats responsible for things like: increased metabolic rate, improved fat burning, and reducing our risk for a host of diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes). We typically recommend using about 6-12g of total fish oil per day or 3-6g of combined DHA+EPA.

	Flameout by Biotest Flameout is a fish oil supplement for men and designed to have a high percentage of DHA relative to EPA and includes CLA as well.
	o3mega by Genuine Health An enteric-coated (i.e., no fish burps) fish oil capsule standardized for 30% DHA+EPA. Genuine Health offers a wide variety of variations on this product, all excellent.
	Ultimate Fish Oil for Men by Progressive Nutritional Therapies Another excellent fish oil product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).
	Ultimate Fish Oil for Women by Progressive Nutritional Therapies Another excellent fish oil product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

PN APPROVED MULTI-VITAMINS

Multi-vitamin supplements have been endorsed by the most respected medical organizations in the world for their ability to help reduce the risk of nutrient deficiency. Excessive vitamin supplementation isn’t necessary. However, having a daily multi very well might be.

	multi+ by Genuine Health multi+ is a convenient daily multi-vitamin with a full array of high quality and easy-to-absorb vitamins and minerals.
	activ-X by Platinum Naturals active X for men and for women is a high quality daily multi-vitamin product that also represents the only multi-vitamin in Canada certified safe for sport by the rigorous NSF program.

OTHER TESTED PRODUCTS FOR ATHLETES

Often times, based on their sporting demands and/or unique individual needs, there are other supplements we use with our clients and athletes. Here are a few additional supplements that have been given the HFL seal of approval to be free of IOC banned substances.

	Beta Alanine by Interactive Nutrition An excellent beta alanine product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).
	High Potency HMB An excellent HMB product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).
	L-Glutamine by Interactive Nutrition An excellent glutamine product that’s also been HFL tested and certified free of IOC banned substances. (Look for the HFL Tested Label).

ORDERING INFORMATION

Please keep in mind the fact that we’re not affiliates or partners with any of these companies, and thus, have no financial interest in the sale of any of these products. Therefore we have nothing to do with the ordering, shipping or delivery of these items.

If you’re looking for product-specific information or information about ordering these products, please contact the manufacturers directly – not us.

Biotest
http://www.biotest.net/

Genuine Health
http://www.genuinehealth.com/

Interactive Nutrition, Precision Sports Supplements, Progressive Nutritional Therapies
http://www.bodyplus.ca/

Xtreme Formulations
http://www.xtremeformulations.com/

At Large Nutrition
http://www.atlargenutrition.com/

Platinum Naturals
http://www.platinumnaturals.com/

A FEW LAST NOTES

1. Your favorite supplements or brands might not be on the list. It’s inevitable that among the thousands of supplements and hundreds of companies that make each one, our lists may not overlap. Don’t send us hate mail. This article is not an indictment of your favorite brand. Rather this is our preferred list of supplements and manufacturers, a list of supplements that we’ve personally had success with. We’ve chosen these because we like the ingredient lists, we like the quality control, and we like the prices. There could be other products out there that meet our standards that we simply haven’t used. But we’re very happy with the results that these produce so we’re not going to burn up all our time looking through every product on the market.

2. Please don’t send us thousands more emails asking about your favorite brand. We’ve made our selections. This list is our “final answer”. We’ve created this list to make it easier on you, not more confusing. So take our advice, you won’t be sorry.

3. This list represents the supplements we MAY use in certain circumstances. Each supplement or grouping is used for specific circumstances. None of our clients will ever be on all of them at once! So don’t think that we’re suggesting you should be taking all of these. Rather, this is a list of supplements that we draw from when considering what one of our clients might need.

4. If a supplement category isn’t on the list, we probably never use it. For example, you might be wondering where the nitric oxide boosters are. We never use them so they’re not on the list. Now, we’ve got one caveat. In rare circumstances we have a few special tricks up our sleeves, but about 95% of the time, the list above meets the needs of our clients.

5. For more information about how to use these supplements, pick up a copy of our Precision Nutrition System. It’s your ultimate guide for looking fit, being healthy, and performing to your highest potential.

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